Jerusalem Restaurants - the complete guide

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Cafe Restaurants

in Jerusalem

Jerusalem's thriving social and cultural life is centred around its abundance of cafes. Whether you are looking for sandwiches, salads, soups or just coffee, cake or a cookie all your possible desires can be located here

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Nocturno - Coffee House and Home
www.nocturno.co.il
Nocturno is a luxurious, mega-chic coffee shop and bar which has operated in Nachlaot for the past seventeen years and recently moved to its new home at the Designers in the City compound (but retained the same address).
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Even though it runs right into busy King George Street, one of the main thoroughfares of downtown Jerusalem, HaMa'alot street is an oasis of sylvan calm. Tucked away beneath the boughs of HaMa'alot's trees, Link makes the most of its placid, sun-dappled location. By day, the restaurant is part cafe, part cosmopolitan bistro - at night, the cafe aspect yields to the bar as Link transforms read more

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One can find a large spacious central hall, frontal balcony overlooking Rehavia neighborhood and the famous Paris Square, as well as an impressive long knights table (up to 12 guests), smoking room which can be turned in to a closed area serving privet functions. "Café de Paris" has a large central space with various seating areas, sofas, upholstered benches and arm chairs; modern read more

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A Mediterranean bistro-style restaurant set amid pastoral surroundings, Brasserie adds flair to a classic menu concept. Fish kebabs are served with pickled lemon slices and soft goat cheese, seafood cannelloni comes in "bloody Mary" sauce, the roast beef club sandwich is brought to life with arugula leaves, gnocchi is stuffed with ricotta and spinach, and the roasted read more

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The newest addition to Jerusalem's ever popular network of sweet-tooth satisfying Belgian waffle bars is Waffle Factory. Located on Emek Refaim in the German Colony, Waffle Factory's claim to fame is the "create your flavor" motto : this joint is a place where you can choose exactly what you want - and the choice extends far beyond waffles.
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Greg Café Cinema City, located at the commercial floor of the Jerusalem Cinema City area, is a warm coffee place at the corner, that gives you a feeling of home. Food from Israeli cuisine, especially the Greg famous breakfast, but also a rich, varied menu with dishes from the rest of the world. The menu also offers many options for vegans, as well as gluten free dishes and kids’ read more

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The "Grand Café" located in the Bakaa neighborhood, opened in 2011. European atmosphere and New York looks meticulous design of each detail brought a significant change in design concept of cafes in Jerusalem, and this is certainly evident in style of "Grand Café".
Uniqueness of the Grand Café is that it addresses not read more

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Located in the heart of Jerusalem's Talpiot industrial zone, the "Harutzim" bistro-café is changing the way people think and act.
Offering a fresh healthful menu, created by an esteemed Jerusalem chef, Harutzim's specialty is about more than just a great menu – it's about giving people with disabilities the chance read more

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Tmol Shilshom, a venerable restaurant-cum-reading room on the top floor of a classic Jerusalem stone building in historic Nachalat Shiva, overlooking the Yoel Salomon pedestrian mall, is almost invariably one of the first places that comes to people's minds when asked about the best Jerusalem spots for a great lunch, a good cup of coffee and a quiet place read more

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The new Mamilla Alrov Quarter has aroused debate among Jerusalemites: Is it better to keep building upscale establishments catering to the tourists (and obstructing views), or should the city work to placate its residents and attract new ones? Or is there a way to do both simultaneously?
Situated across from the upscale David Citadel hotel read more

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Israel may have come a long way in the development of a serious coffee culture since the not-so-distant days when the very height of the Israeli coffee experience was nes al chalav, Nescafe coffee crystals prepared in hot milk, but the American-style coffeehouse stocked floor-to-ceiling with exotic flavor-of-the-week beans read more

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Jerusalem Cafes

Jerusalem's Cafe scene is one of the most remarkable aspects of the culinary life of the city. Israelis and Jerusalemites love their food and the abundance of cafes ensures that unless you have a particular favorite haunt, it could be some time until you try the same place twice. Having said that with such varied menus it would be hard to feel that you really knew a cafe until you had returned several times and tried as many items on the menu as possible.

Jerusalem's Cafes don't quite have the feel of say an equivalent in Italy where you might literally just drink an espresso and eat a biscotti standing up, they have a very different feel to them. Still, Israelis of all religions and backgrounds love their coffee and they know the best quality when they smell it and demand that it's served in cafes - and the lack of a single Starbucks is something that the traveller will notice.

The range of cafes is as broad as imaginable; cafes with bakeries attached to them so that you can (usually) sit with a cup and a croissant or boureka, such as at Duvshanit in Katamon or Jaffars Sweets in the Old City to the availability of extensive menus including; soups, salads, sandwiches, bagels and desserts - available at cafes such as Cup O' Joe in the City Center or Kalo in Baka.